Upper construction for moccasin shoe



March 20, 1956 v J. SANDLER v, 2,738,597

UPPER CONSTRUCTION FOR MOCCASIN SHOE Filed April 13, 1954 II'IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 1222222330 Jae]? Sazzoliea, by W W h uilfor nqys United States Patent C) UPPER CONSTRUCTION FOR MOCCASIN SHOE Jack Sandler, Newton, Mass., assignor to A. Sandler Co., Boston, Mass., a corporation of Massachusetts Application April 13, 1954, Serial No. 422,721

1 Claim. (Cl. 36-11) This invention relates to moccasin shoe construction and pertains particularly to an improved construction of the upper.

Moccasin shoes are generally constructed with a quarter having a strip around the forward part of the shoe to form the wall of the toe and a plug inserted to form the top part of the toe portion and stitched to the strip. The quarter is frequently made in one piece and extends under the bottom of the foot. A sole is stitched or cemented to the bottom part of the quarter piece. One difiiculty which has been encountered in shoes of this type is that the line of stitching which joins the plug to the forward part of the quarter terminates at the edge of the shoe. The shoe receives considerable stress at this point in walking, and consequently the final stitch at each side of the plug seam frequently breaks, due both to the pull at that point and to abrasion from contact with the foot.

The object of this invention is to provide a construction which, without substantially adding to the cost or the number of parts required for making the shoe upper, prevents breaking of the terminal stitches on either side or the plug seam, with consequent unravelling of the plug stitching. The construction here shown also serves to stiffen the plug at the instep, and produces an accurate fit at that point by facilitating correct placement of the plug with respect to the quarter when the two parts are first assembled.

In the drawings illustrating the invention:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a shoe embodying the improved upper construction;

Fig. 2 is a side view of the shoe of Fig. l; and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail cross-section taken along the line 33 of Fig. 1.

The plug 10 is of conventional construction and is joined by a line of stitching 11 to the forward part or toe strip 12 of the quarter 13. The heel of the quarter is closed, and a sole 14 is applied to the bottom, all in a conventional manner. Instead of stopping at the edge of the foot opening, the quarter is extended forward at the instep to form two tabs 15 and 16 which are preferably pointed as here shown. These tabs are secured to the plug by triangular lines of stitching 17 and 18. The ter minal stitches 19 and 20 of the plug seam stitching 11 lie just forward of these tabs. A binding 21 may be applied around the entire shoe opening in the usual manner. The tabs, being firmly secured to the plug by the triangular lines of stitching, will take the strain across the instep and prevent pull on the terminal stitches of the plug seam 11. The tabs also facilitate alignment of the parts of the upper before they are stitched as the points 22 and 23 can be accurately placed according to marks on the upper, and this method of aligning ensures that the upper is not skewed when it is stitched in. The tabs prevent abrasion of the terminal stitches, as the latter are com pletely out of contact with the foot, and also reinforce the plug at this point to prevent undue stretching, thus serving the purpose of an instep strap without the need of an additional piece.

Although pointed tabs are especially desirable for facilitating alignment of the quarter and plug, as described above, tabs of other shapes may be employed. This construction may be used to advantage on any type of moccasin shoe, having either a hand stitched or a machine stitched plug seam.

What is claimed is:

In a moccasin shoe, an upper construction comprising a quarter, and a plug stitched to the forward portion thereof, the quarter having triangular tabs overlying the plug at either side in the instep region, each of the tabs having a base attached to the quarter and side margins overlying the plug, the tabs being stitched to the plug along their bases and all around their side margins, the stitching securing the plug to the quarter terminating forward of the bases of the tabs.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 

